Movie Review - Deadpool 2

Deadpool 2 is a good comic book movie.

If you have not seen the first Deadpool (What are you doing, go watch it, it is really funny!), the premise is that Deadpool (played by Ryan Reynolds) is a contract killer with a sense of humor, he participated in some experimentation which activated his "mutant powers" (this is the X-men universe) so he can move with almost-as-fast-as-a-speeding-bullet speed and he heals at an extraordinary rate (like Wolverine).

There were quite a few funny moments, many of them references to other comic book franchises. There was some well-executed breaking of the fourth wall, which is nice to see as that is one of the things the character of Deadpool is known for. I like that the Deadpool movies have accepted the 'R' rating, it lets them go all out in their fights; sometimes other comic book movies seem to be pulling their punches a bit to avoid that "violence" tag. There was some blood, Deadpool is a contract killer who really enjoys killing people, but it was not overdone.

The plot was fairly simple, and some of the plot points seemed to be telegraphed from a ways away, but there was enough room for the main character to develop a bit while retaining his bawdy humor.

And there is a character named Peter, which is always a good thing :)

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